Sealing means for burial caskets



odi. 15, 1929. B, E LAMBERT 1,732,095

sgALING MEANS Fox BURIAL cAsxETs Filed Nov. 25. 1927 Bernice EarlLambert @HIM/neu Patented Get. l5, 1929 UNITED STATES FICE BERNICE EARLLAMBERT, or' co'LUM'rxt'i's, oiiio SEALING MEANS FORBURIAL (SAJSAXE'I'SApplication-filed November 25; 1927.Y SerialfNo, 235,582.

of the invention resides in the provision of a method and means forsealing the sections of such a receptacle together in order topositively exclude the elements and to preserve vindeiinitely thecontents of the receptacle.

The invention is especially directed to receptacles in the form ofburial cases, caskets, or vaults, although the scope and application ofthe invention are not, of course, limited to this specific ield ofemployment, as the principles of the invention are applicable with equalforce and effect to receptacles employed for many other widely differentuses and purposes. f

In accordance with thepresent invention there is provided a metallicreceptacle consisting of a base section and a cover section, the basevsection being provided along its upper edge with an inturnedsubstantially horizontally extendingflange in which is formed asubstantially continuous channel extending around all four sides of thebaseY section, the cover section, in turn, being ar-v ranged to restuponsaid flange `and is provided with a depending web which is adaptedto be positioned in the continuous channel provided in the base section,and means being provided in connection with said channel, following theassociation of the sectionsy of the receptacle, to introduce preferablya bituminous sealing compound into said channel so as'to completely fillthe same and to surround the web` depending from the cover cally sealingthe interior of the receptacle so that the latter will be unaffected byextraneous conditions and the Vcontents thereof indefinitely preserved.-

With these and other objectes in view thatl will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invent-ion consists in the various steps ofoperation and combination and arrangements of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and set forth in the appended claims.

lnthe accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a plan view of a receptacle con'- structed in accordancewith the 'present invention, a portion thereof. being broken away`rv gto disclose underlying structure,

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical transverse sectional view taken on theline 2 2 of Fig- UY@ 1s Figure 3 is a detail sectional view disclos-uing a slightly modified formY of support for retaining a transparent panel in connection with the cover section of thereceptacle,

Figure L is a similar View disclosing a modified. form ofthe inventionwherein the web is carried by the flange of the base section,- f

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view disclosing more particularly themethod and means employed for introducing the bituminous sealingcompound in the channel provided in the base section of the receptacle.

Referring. more particularly to the drawring the lnumeral 1- designatesa receptacle constructed in accordance with the features of the presentinvention. In the present instance the receptacle has been shown in theform of a sheet metal burial case or casket, inasmuch as the features ofthe present invention maybe readily developed as claimed by specificallysetting forth the construction of the casket or case but I, of course,do not confine myself to this particular adaptation of the invention. y

The case or receptacle comprises broadly a base section 2 and aseparable cover section 3, thebase section comprises a bottom 4, verti--cally upstanding. side and. end walls 5 and 6 respectively and an opentop. In this iny stance the upper edges of the Walls and 6 are welded orotherwise secured to an outwardly curving trim section 7, which eX-tends around all four walls of the base section. The upper edge of thetrim section includes an inwardly extending, substantially flathorizontal flange 8, the inner edges of which terminate substantially inalignment with the vertical plane of the walls 5 and 6.

Formed in the flanges 8 of the section 7 is a substantially continuouswell, pocket or tunnel which, as shown in Figure 2, possesses incross-section a substantially key stone formation, having a relativelyrestricted entrance slot 10 and a widened lower portion. As shown inFigure 5 the channel is provided with a transverse partition 11 adjacentto which there is provided a horizontally disposed inlet conduit 12,Acarrying a valve fitting 13 at its outer end. Also, onv the other sideof the partition 11 there is disposed an open ended outlet conduit 14,which serves as a telltale to denote when the channel 9 has beencompletely filled with a sealing compound, preferably a compound of abituminous nature, which may be forced into the channel when heated soas to completely fill the latter but which will harden and solidify uponcooling. By providing the partition 11 between the conduits`12 and 14the operator will be assured that the channel has been completely filledwith the compound when the latter issues from the outer end of theconduit 14.

The cover section of the receptacle comprises in this instance a sheetmetal body formed to include curved sides 15 and a transwidened head 18which, when embedded in' the sealing compound, indicated at 19, willserve to hold the cover section in secured relation and relativeposition with the base section 2. In operation, it will be understoodthat the cover section is placed on the base section, with the web 17positioned in the channel 9, as shown in Figure 2.. :A force kpump orthe like is then connected with the inlet conduit 12, or the fitting 13of said conduit. By applying a pressure the sealing com-v pound may thenbe forced completely around the channel 9 so as to completely fill allportions of the latter and to conform to the peculiar cross-sectionalformation thereof. When said compound issues from the outlet conduit 14,due tok the presenceof the partition 11, the operator will be notifiedthat the space allotted for the reception of the'sealing compound hasbeen completely filled. The compound is then allowed to cool and harden,whereby due to the peculiar cross-sectional formation of the channel 9and the web 17 a securing condition is established preventing undueseparation of the two sections of the receptacle. Moreover, due to thepresence of the sealing compound the interior of the receptacle will be,in effect, hermetically sealed, the elements excluded and the contentsof the receptacle indefinitely preserved.

In Figure 3 a slightly modified form of the invention has been set forthwherein the upper edges of the cover section 3 are provided withinwardly extending horizontally disposed flanges 20, upon which isseated the transparent panel 16, the latter being held in securedengagement with the under portions of the flange 2O by a separable clipor strip 21, which is secured to the cover section by means of fasteningelements 22. In Figure 4 an additional modified formv of the inventionhas been set forth, wherein the web 17a is integrally formed with theflange 8a of the base section, and is received within a channel 23provided in the cover section 3a, the channel 23 registering with thechannel provided in the flange 8a. It is obvious that othermodifications may be employed withyont departing from the principles ofthe invention as above set forth and I therefore do not limit myself tosuch structural details eX- .cept as the latter are specilically setforth in the following claims.

`What is claimed is:

1. In a receptacle of the class described, separable base and coversections, one of said sections being provided, contiguous toy themeeting portions of said sections, with a peripheral channel, adepending web provided upon the other of said sections and receivablewithin said channel, a single transverse partition wall in said channeland inlet and outlet conduits communicating with said channel to admitof the introduction of a bituminous sealing compound into all portionsof said channel, said conduits being arranged adjacent to saidpartition.

2. In a receptacle of the class described, separable base and coversections, one of said sectionsbeing provided, contiguous to the meetingportions of said sections, with a peripheral channel, a depending webprovided upon the other of said sections and receivable within saidchannel, a single transverse partition wall in said channel and inletand outlet conduits communicating with said channel to admit of theintroduction of a bituminious sealing compound into all portions` ofsaid channel, said partition being arranged between said conduits. 1

3. In a receptacle of the classv described, separable base and coversections, one of'said sections being provided, contiguous to the meetingportions of said sections, with a peripheral channel, a depending Webprovided upon the other of said sections and receivable Within saidchannel a single transverse partiton Wall in said channelv and inlet andoutlet conduits communicating with said channel to admit of theintroduction of a bituminous sealing compound into all portions of saidchannel, said partition being arranged be- .10 tween said conduits, andmeans formed Within said inlet conduit for attachin a device for pouringthe sealing compoun into said channel. y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. BERNICE EARL LAMBERT.

